Consumer Law, Warranties Contract signed while intoxicated/blacked out

[kmk13]

Question: if someone is so drunk, most of the period is hazy if not blacked out, is a contract really valid? ie;
Someone gets taken to a hospital and told they have to see someone for help with alcoholism/depression. That person signs papers, sees someone, forgets about what happened besides a few flashes/memories... then gets a bill a week later for 1,200 dollars in fee's? Is that really legal?

 

[dee_dub]

I'm not familiar with Wisconsin law on the subject, and the result varies by jurisdiction. One of the elements of a contract is the intent to enter into a binding agreement. In many if not most places, a contract signed while intoxicated may be void if the party lacked the requisite mental faculties to form the intent necessary to enter into a contract - especially so where the other party knew or should have known the guy was drunk. It may be difficult to prove that the party was sufficiently blotto.