Section 45-28A-42.12 Appeals.

An appeal may be taken from any decision of the civil service board in the following manner: Within 10 days after any final decision of such board, any party, including the governing body of the city, feeling aggrieved at the decision of the board, may appeal from any such decision to the Circuit Court of the county. Upon the filing of any such appeal, notice thereof shall be served upon any member of the board, and a copy of the notice shall be served upon the appellee or his or her attorney, by the appellant. Such appeal shall be heard at the earliest possible date by the court sitting without a jury, unless a jury is demanded by the appellant at the time of filing of notice of appeal or by the appellee within 10 days after notice of appeal has been served upon him or her. In event either party demands a jury as provided above, the appeal shall be heard at the next regular jury term of court and shall have priority over all other cases. No bonds shall be required for such an appeal and such an appeal shall be effected by filing a notice and request therefor by the appellant upon any member of the civil service board and upon the appellee as herein provided for above and also by filing a notice and request for an appeal with the clerk of the circuit court. It shall not be necessary to enter exceptions to the rulings of the civil service board, and the hearing of the appeal shall be a trial de novo. An appeal may be taken from any judgment of the circuit court to the court of civil appeals or the supreme court as now provided by law.