--- a/src/JavaMethod.st	Tue Jul 31 09:29:20 2012 +0000
+++ b/src/JavaMethod.st	Tue Jul 31 11:14:19 2012 +0000
@@ -2307,7 +2307,13 @@
     "Returns true, if the receiver overwrites anotherMethod.
      This method implements algorithm described in JVM spec, sec. 5.4.2.1"
 
-    anotherMethod isJavaMethod ifFalse:[ ^ false ].
+    anotherMethod isJavaMethod ifFalse:[ 
+        "It is questionable what to return here. Best seems to be
+         do following: if anotherMethod belongs to one of my superclasses
+         (either JavaObject or Object in current impl), then return true,
+         false otherwise"
+        ^javaClass inheritsFrom: anotherMethod mclass.
+    ].
 
     "An instance method m1 (self) declared in class C overrides another instance method m2
      (anotherMethod) declared in class A iff all of the following are true:"