ented . ▁ ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁Don og h ue ▁file d ▁a ▁pet ition ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁She ▁also ▁sought ▁( and ▁subsequently ▁received ) ▁permission ▁to ▁purs ue ▁the ▁case ▁in ▁forma ▁pau per is ▁( with ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁a ▁pau per ) ▁– ▁a ▁status ▁she ▁had ▁not , ▁for ▁unknown ▁reasons , ▁sought ▁at ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Session ▁– ▁providing ▁an ▁aff id av it ▁declaring ▁that ▁" I ▁am ▁very ▁poor , ▁and ▁am ▁not ▁worth ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁world ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁five ▁pounds , ▁my ▁we aring ▁app arel ▁and ▁the ▁subject ▁matter ▁of ▁the ▁said ▁appeal ▁only ▁except ed ... ". ▁This ▁claim ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁minister ▁and ▁two ▁el ders ▁of ▁her ▁church ▁and ▁meant ▁that ▁Don og h ue ▁was ▁not ▁required ▁to ▁provide ▁security ▁for ▁costs ▁in ▁case ▁she ▁lost ▁the ▁appeal . ▁( Her ▁legal ▁team ▁had ▁agreed ▁to ▁work ▁pro ▁b ono .) ▁ ▁The ▁pet ition ▁was ▁granted ▁and ▁the ▁appeal ▁was ▁heard ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁by ▁Lord ▁Buck master , ▁Lord ▁At kin , ▁Lord ▁Tom lin , ▁Lord ▁Thank erton ▁and ▁Lord ▁Mac mill an . ▁A ▁supp lement ary ▁statement ▁from ▁Don og h ue ' s ▁appeal ▁papers ▁indicates ▁that ▁her ▁coun sel , ▁George ▁Mort on ▁K C ▁and ▁William ▁Mill igan ▁( l ater