The provisions of this chapter shall in no way affect pending litigations or claims relative to workmen’s compensation under previous laws. The procedure followed in such litigations or claims, until their termination, shall be in accordance with the laws in force on the date of the accident, and the workmen shall be entitled to such sum of money as may be prescribed by said laws.
History —Apr. 18, 1935, No. 45, p. 250, § 34, renumbered as § 32 on July 1, 1996, No. 63, § 3.