Freaks & Geeks On Hold

That auction of rare Diane Arbus photos that a Center City collector hunted and gathered? It's off.

It was to have happened Tuesday in New York. A lawsuit from the man who sold the photos and other contents of a circus trunk salvaged from storage has sued, contending Bob Langmuir tricked him. Langmuir denies, saying this is how business is done, but the auction house, Phillips de Pury, wanted the legal matter resolved before the sale, which the New York Times has estimated will bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars.