Any person possessing the qualifications required under this act who deems himself or herself aggrieved by the decision of any board of trustees of the firemen's relief and pension fund, either in rejecting his or her claim or in the amount allowed by the board, or any city or town feeling itself aggrieved by any such decision, may appeal from the decision to the circuit court of the county in which the town or city liable for the claim may be located in the same manner and within the same time as provided for appeals from justices of the peace to circuit courts in civil cases.