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Old 10-03-2007, 12:30 PM
DrewDevil DrewDevil is offline
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Default Re: Basic legal things everyone should know

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If you were drunk at the time you entered a contract, you can probably void it if you can prove it. I am a bit fuzzy on exactly what the requirements to void a contract by this mechanism are.

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A contract is unforable if you are drunk, unless the other party knows you are drunk and tries to take advantage of you based on that fact.

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This is mostly wrong.

This is not black and white, but generally speaking, the contract is enforceable against the intoxicated person unless (a) the other party was trying to take advantage of the drunk party or (b) the drunk party was so drunk as to not be aware of what he was doing. Courts are generally not sympathetic to someone who tries to get out of a contract by claiming intoxication.
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