Regarding Motoya's argument "a remark of association's executives saying 'Motoya is not the 20th soke of Izumiryu' is unwarrantable," both courts dismissed it by saying "the plaintiff is not acknowledged as soke in the association" and judged that the association's order was legal.
「能楽協会幹部の『（元彌は）和泉流二十世宗家ではない』との発言は不当」などとする元彌側の主張は、東京地裁は1審2審とも「協会内では原告は宗家と認められていない」と指摘、退会命令も適法と判断した。