18- 185 C.M.R. ch. 120, § 4
Any party aggrieved by an award of the State Claims Board may appeal therefrom to the Superior Court within 30 days after the date of the receipt of the notice of the award. The appeal shall be taken by filing a complaint setting forth, as in other civil matter, substantially the facts upon which the case shall be tried. Service shall be made on the opposing party and the State Claims Board by sending a true copy of the complaint by registered or certified mail within the time limit set out in this subsection. The complaint shall be filed in the Superior Court for the county where on or more of the parties resides or have their principal place of business or where the activity or property which is the subject of the proceeding is located. The court's determination shall be de novo and without a jury or, if all parties agree, by a referee or referees. (See Chap. 553, Sec. 2, P.L., 1983).
18- 185 C.M.R. ch. 120, § 4