A. If any landowner in the territory proposed to be annexed or any owner of real property in the annexing Town, or utility is aggrieved by the acts of the governing body, he may appeal to the District Court for a review of the acts or findings thereof.
B. If the court determines that the action taken was capricious or arbitrary, or if it appears from the evidence that the landowner’s right in his property is being unwarrantedly invaded or that the governing body abused its discretion, the court shall declare the annexing ordinance void. If the court determines the action of the governing body was proper and valid, it shall sustain the ordinance.
C. All proceedings to review the findings and the decisions of the governing body or actions to determine the validity of the annexation ordinance pursuant to the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act shall be brought within sixty (60) days of the effective date of the annexation ordinance, and if not brought within that time are forever barred.
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