Sixteen-year-old Trevor has run out of money while on a trip away from home. Mr. & Mrs. Height provide Trevor with food, a place to sleep, and bus fare home in exchange for Trevor's promise to send them $200 when he gets home. Is Trevor's promise enforceable?
A minor is under an obligation to pay the reasonable value of necessaries. Food, shelter, clothing, medicine, and other items essential for the minor to maintain himself in his particular station in life are necessaries. Trevor may be able to disaffirm the contract with Mr. & Mrs. Height, but he is liable for the reasonable value of the food and shelter provided by the Heights. The bus fare would probably be considered a necessary as well, although it could be debatable depending on how far Trevor was from home.
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