Question

Sven goes to a bar, drinks eight shots of bourbon, and then goes to an electronics store, where he buys a large flat-screen TV for $2,500. If he later wants to void the contract based on his intoxication when he bought it, he will need to prove that ____.

Answer 1

he lacked the mental capacity to enter into the contract

Step-by-step explanation:

In contract law, someone who lacks capacity to enter into a contract can be said to be someone who is not mentally sound, and hence, such incapacity would render whatever contract such person enters voidable. Being intoxicated is one of the factors that can render one incapable mentally, and as such cannot legally enter into a contract. If Sven wants to void the contract based on his intoxication, he will have to prove that his mental capacity to enter into the contract was impaired by the intoxication. Only then can the contract be voidable.