Honkuji referred to conflict related to right for family estate, land, border, adultery (excluding flagrant offender), kosaku (tenant farming), work as servant and so on, while kanekuji referred to suits related to loan subject to interest, deposits or right of pledge.
本公事とは家督や土地、境界、姦通（現行犯を除く）、小作、奉公人関係など権利関係の争いを指し、金公事とは金利利息の付いた金銭貸借及び預金・質権訴訟を指した。