James D. Crow, D/B/A Comco Leasing Company v. United States

The plaintiff/appellant, James D. Crow, doing business as Comeo Leasing Company, brought suit against the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for an alleged conversion of certain furniture leased by Crow to tenants of an apartment complex owned by HUD. The district court dismissed HUD as a defendant, but the plaintiff asserts his cause of action against the United States. The court dismissed Crow’s claim, holding that he had failed to exhaust his administrative remedies in that he had not presented his claim in writing for a sum certain. We hold that Crow adequately presented…