discussed Cited as authority (rule) Hall v. Coram Healthcare Corp. Georgia law is clear that plaintiffs have two options available against a defendant for alleged misrepresentations in a contract action: a plaintiff can affirm the contract and sue for damages, in which case the merger clause applies, or the plaintiff can rescind the contract and sue in tort for alleged fraud, and the merger clause does not prevent introduction of parole evidence.26 Because the appellants affirmed the contract and sued for damages, the merger clause 23 Id. at 377, 96 S.Ct. at 880. 24 Id. at 381, 96 S.Ct. at 881. 25 See Southern Med.