An infant is in general not bound by his contracts. The exception to this last rule is that any infant is bound by his contract for necessaries. Necessaries include whatever may be required for the support and maintenance of the infant in the station of life in which he belongs.

An adult who contracts with an infant, is bound by his contract. An infant's right to disaffirm his contract is personal to the infant and can only be taken advantage of by the infant or those in privity with him.

An infant is liable on a bastardy bond, on a contract made in settlement of a tort and on a contract of marriage, but not on a warranty, on a contract of suretyship or on a partnership contract.

The contract of an infant may be ratified, at any time after he attains his majority, either by express words or by any action on his part which clearly shows his intention to ratify the contract.

A contract of an infant may be disaffirmed, at any time before he reaches his majority, or within a reasonable time thereafter, either by express words of disaffirmance, or by any action on his part which clearly shows his intention to disaffirm the contract. An infant is liable for his torts.1 An infant is responsible for his negligence when he has arrived at years of discretion; the age of fourteen years is generally taken as the dividing line in the matter, although it is only presumptive evidence.