3 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/test/files/run/castsingleton.check b/test/files/run/castsingleton.check
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49742281f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/run/castsingleton.check
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+L()
+L()
diff --git a/test/files/run/castsingleton.scala b/test/files/run/castsingleton.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f907467741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/run/castsingleton.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+object Test extends Application {
+  case class L();
+  object N extends L();
+
+  def empty(xs : L) : Unit = xs match {
+    case x@N  => println(x); println(x);
+    case x    => println(x); println(x);
+  }
+
+  empty(L())
+}
diff --git a/test/files/run/patmatnew.scala b/test/files/run/patmatnew.scala
index a16f300414..0ab5e92099 100644
--- a/test/files/run/patmatnew.scala
+++ b/test/files/run/patmatnew.scala
@@ -876,8 +876,11 @@ object C {
     }
 
 override def runTest() {
-    assertTrue(empty( new L(Nil) ))
-    assertTrue(singleton( new L(List(1)) ))
+    // We no longer assert these are true, because they are no longer true!
+    // See ticket #1503 for details, but it is unsound to let L(Nil) be
+    // seen as an N by the LHS of a match.
+    // assertTrue(empty( new L(Nil) ))
+    // assertTrue(singleton( new L(List(1)) ))
 }
 
 }  // end Ticket346