At an after work networking event, Mike drinks wine while negotiating the terms of an employment contract with Cyndy to start the next day. Cyndy shows up to work the next day and Mike states that he was drunk the night before and therefore lacked capacity. The court will most likely rule
A) Any time a contract is entered into with alcohol, no matter the amount, the person drinking lacks capacity.
B) The contract is voidable by Cyndy if she believed Mike was drunk.
C) The contract is voidable by Mike if he can prove that at the time he entered into the contract his intoxication prevented him from understanding the consequences of his actions.
D) The contract is void because Cyndy had an affirmative obligation to stop the negotiations.

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The contract is voidable by Mike if he can prove that at the time he entered into the contract his intoxication prevented him from understanding the consequences of his actions. This is because the law recognizes that severe intoxication can impair a person's capacity to enter into a contract.

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