§ 79-d. Creditor of convict. A person injured by the commission of a
felony, for which the offender is sentenced to imprisonment in a state
prison, is deemed the creditor of the offender, and of his estate after
his death, within the provisions of the statutes relating thereto.

The damages sustained by the person injured by the felonious act, may
be ascertained in an action brought for that purpose by him against the
trustees of the estate of the offender, appointed under the provisions
of the statutes, or the executor or administrator of the offender's
estate.