Contracts I

Intoxication

Restatement Second of Contracts § 16
Restatement Second of Contracts § 16

Intoxicated Persons

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A person incurs only voidable contractual duties by entering into a transaction if the other party has reason to know that by reason of intoxication

  1. he is unable to understand in a reasonable manner the nature and consequences of the transaction, or
  2. he is unable to act in a reasonable manner in relation to the transaction.
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