Against this accusation, Tomomitsu defended himself saying that he had received words '(Yuki clan) Should be equal to the Ashikaga clan' from Yoritomo when he was still alive; by the judgment of the Regent at the time, Tokiyori HOJO, he won the suit.
これに対して、朝光は、生前の頼朝より「足利氏と同等たるべし」との許しを得ていたと主張し、時の執権　北条時頼の裁定により朝光の勝訴となった。