Abuse

n. ‘Everything which is contrary to good order established by usage. Merl. Repert. Departure from use; immoderate or improper use. The “abuse or misuse” of its franchises by a corporation signifies any positive act in Viulation of the charter and in derogation of public right, willfully done, or caused to be done, Ly those appointed to manage the veneral concerns of the corporation. 3 Pittsb. Ki. 20; 26 Pa. St. 318. Abuse of judicial discretion, and especially gross and palpable abuse of discretion, which are the terms ordinarily employed to justify an interference with the exercise of discretionary power, implies not merely error of judgment, but perversity of will, passion, prejudice, partiality, or moral celingueney, The exercise of an honest judgment, lowever erroneous it may appear to be, is not an abuse of discretion. 29 N. Y. 431.