Do Ut Des

Lat. I give that you may give; I give [you] that you may give [me J. A formula in the civil law, constituting a general divisibti bnder which those contracts (termed innominate) were classed,, in which something was given by one party as a consideration for something given by the other. Dig, 19. 4. Id, 19. 5. 6. 2 Bl, Com, 444. I give you money, on a contract that you shall give me goods, and ^ converso; — the contract of purchase and sale. I give you goods, in consideration of your giving me other goods; — the contract of exchange or barter. I give you money now, in consideration or on condition of your giving it to me hereafter; — ^the contract of loan of money.* Id, Cooper's Justin, Inst. Notes,* 584. Bracton's example shows his familiarity with the civiF law. Do tihi digestum, ut des mihi codicem; I give you a digest that you may give me a code. Bract, fol. 19.

See Do utfajdas.