Why Are Minors Held Liable on a Quasi Contract Basis

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Essay

Why are minors held liable on a quasi contract basis for the reasonable value of necessaries furnished to them?

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Definitions:

Biomedical Viewpoint

The Biomedical Viewpoint is a perspective in healthcare that focuses on biological factors in understanding and treating disease, emphasizing medication, and surgery over lifestyle changes or social factors.

Biopsychosocial Viewpoint

An approach in understanding human health and illness that considers biological, psychological, and social factors.

Health

An overall condition of good health involving physical, mental, and social factors, not just the absence of illness or frailty.

Biopsychosocial Model

An interdisciplinary model that looks at the interconnection between biology, psychology, and socio-environmental factors when assessing human development and health.