Am I accountable for documents signed under heavy sedation?
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Am I accountable for documents signed under heavy sedation?
I had gotten very drunk and smashed my car into a light pole, afterwards the medics had heavily sedated me in the ambulance after trying to strap me down and me not letting them. I fell unconscious and have brief moments that I can recall of almost waking up with a pen and document in my hand. Half the time I don’t even remember signing these documents. A few weeks later, I received bills in the mail from the hostipal. I wasn’t even aware I was there until I woke up several hours later in a bed in the critical 24 hour watch, still drunk and loopy from the shot in the ambulance.
Asked on October 17, 2016 under Business Law, Colorado
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Generally, if you were not mentally competent at the time, including due to intoxication or medication, you lacked the capacity to enter into a contract and you can void the contract. That said, even if you were not competent--even if you were not conscious--you are responsible for and can be required to pay the cost of necessary medical treatment you received. So if the documents were about the medical care you needed and received, you will most likely have to oay despite any incapacity.
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