Legal Question in Consumer Law in Missouri

Contract over the Internet

Hello,

One Internet-based company claim

that I have contract with them and

now owe them $15,000. They said

that by clicking on some button and

providing them with my credit card

info I agreed to everything they say.

I was drunk when I submitted my

info and didn't not agree to pay them

that kind of money. Is this contract

legal if I was under the influence of

an alcohol?

Please, respond!

Thank you!


Asked on 6/23/07, 3:18 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Smith LawSmith

Re: Contract over the Internet

Whether intoxication is a defense to the formation of a binding contract, is a factual matter. It will come down to who can better prove what happened. However, if you could read and put in your credit card number and click the mouse on the appropriate part of the screen, it does not look favorable for you. Did you get any of the goods or services that they say you contracted for?

If the amount being charged is outlandish, the drunkeness may be a means for you to get a judge to reform the contract. Make very accurate notes of your activities the day they say you contracted with them.

Good Luck

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Answered on 6/25/07, 8:18 am


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