open class A { open fun foo(t: T) = "A" } open class B : A() open class C : B() { override fun foo(t: String) = "C" } open class D : C() class Z : D() { override fun foo(t: String) = "Z" } fun box(): String { val z = Z() return when { z.foo("") != "Z" -> "Fail #1" (z : D).foo("") != "Z" -> "Fail #2" (z : C).foo("") != "Z" -> "Fail #3" (z : B).foo("") != "Z" -> "Fail #4" (z : A).foo("") != "Z" -> "Fail #5" else -> "OK" } }