sealed trait Node case class NodeA(i: Int) extends Node case class NodeB(b: Boolean) extends Node case class NodeC(s: String) extends Node object Node { def unapply(node: Node): Option[(Node, Node)] = ??? } // currently scalac can't do anything with following // it's possible to do better in our case object Test { def foo(x: Node): Boolean = x match { // unexhaustive case Node(NodeA(_), NodeB(_)) => true case Node(NodeA(4), NodeB(false)) => true // unreachable code } }