Court Opinion

ID: 9581502
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Date Created: 2023-08-21 22:15:32.917864+00
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Hall, Presiding Judge,
concurring specially to Division 1. There has always been a degree of confusion on the textbook rule "that one induced by fraud to enter into a contract has an election of remedies in that he may rescind the contract, or may recover damages for the fraud, but cannot do both.” 120 ALR 1154; Bacon & Co. v. Moody, 117 Ga. 207 (43 SE 482); Wade Ford, Inc. v. Perrin, 111 Ga. App. 794 (143 SE2d 420); and the cases cited in the majority opinion.
All these citations are now moot with respect to the remedies a vendee or vendor has as to a contract for the sale of personalty. The legislature has enacted a law on the subject. It is called the "Uniform Commercial Code.” Code Ann. § 109A-2 — 721 provides: "Remedies for material misrepresentation or fraud include all remedies available under this Article for nonfraudulent breach. Neither rescission or a claim for rescission of the contract for sale nor rejection or return of the goods shall bar or be deemed inconsistent with a claim for damage or other remedy.” See also 67 AmJur2d 697, Sales, § 517.