As it was defined in Kujigata-osadamegaki (the law of Edo bakufu) that 連判証文有之諸請負徳用割合請取候定・芝居木戸銭・無尽金, nakamagoto referred to suits concerning profit-sharing inside a group such as joint enterprise, mutual loan association, admission of play, fee of prostitute and so on.
仲間事は『公事方御定書』に「連判証文有之諸請負徳用割合請取候定・芝居木戸銭・無尽金」と定義されているように共同事業・無尽・芝居木戸銭・遊女揚代など仲間内部における利益分配を巡る訴訟を指した。