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Very often someone who is "under the influence" can get out of a contract. The courts don't like
to let a voluntarily intoxicated person revoke a contract with innocent parties this way - but if
someone acts like a drunk, the other party probably wasn't so innocent.
On the other hand, if someone doesn't appear to be intoxicated, he or she probably will have to
follow the terms of the contract. The key in this area may be a person's medical history. Someone
who can show a history of alcohol abuse, blackouts, and the like, may be able to void the contract,
regardless of his or her appearance when the contract is made. This is true especially if the other
party involved knows about the prior medical history. The reasoning goes back to mental capacity,
and whether a person is able to exercise self-control.