Index: src/org/python/core/PyJavaType.java
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--- src/org/python/core/PyJavaType.java	(revision 6094)
+++ src/org/python/core/PyJavaType.java	(working copy)
@@ -397,24 +397,29 @@
             // If one of our superclasses  has something defined for this name, check if its a bean
             // property, and if so, try to fill in any gaps in our property from there
             PyObject superForName = lookup(prop.__name__);
-            if (superForName instanceof PyBeanProperty) {
-                PyBeanProperty superProp = ((PyBeanProperty)superForName);
-                // If it has a set method and we don't, take it regardless.  If the types don't line
-                // up, it'll be rejected below
-                if (prop.setMethod == null) {
-                    prop.setMethod = superProp.setMethod;
-                } else if (superProp.myType == prop.setMethod.getParameterTypes()[0]) {
-                    // Otherwise, we must not have a get method. Only take a get method if the type
-                    // on it agrees with the set method we already have. The bean on this type
-                    // overrides a conflicting one o the parent
-                    prop.getMethod = superProp.getMethod;
-                    prop.myType = superProp.myType;
+            if (superForName != null) {
+                if (superForName instanceof PyBeanProperty) {
+                    PyBeanProperty superProp = ((PyBeanProperty)superForName);
+                    // If it has a set method and we don't, take it regardless.  If the types don't line
+                    // up, it'll be rejected below
+                    if (prop.setMethod == null) {
+                        prop.setMethod = superProp.setMethod;
+                    } else if (superProp.myType == prop.setMethod.getParameterTypes()[0]) {
+                        // Otherwise, we must not have a get method. Only take a get method if the type
+                        // on it agrees with the set method we already have. The bean on this type
+                        // overrides a conflicting one o the parent
+                        prop.getMethod = superProp.getMethod;
+                        prop.myType = superProp.myType;
+                    }
+    
+                    if (prop.field == null) {
+                        // If the parent bean is hiding a static field, we need it as well.
+                        prop.field = superProp.field;
+                    }
+                } else if (!(superForName instanceof PyBeanEvent)) {
+                    // Not a bean event; do not override methods defined in superclass
+                    continue;
                 }
-
-                if (prop.field == null) {
-                    // If the parent bean is hiding a static field, we need it as well.
-                    prop.field = superProp.field;
-                }
             }
             // If the return types on the set and get methods for a property don't agree, the get
             // method takes precedence