lib/couchrest/model/properties.rb in couchrest_model-1.1.0.beta4 vs lib/couchrest/model/properties.rb in couchrest_model-1.1.0.beta5

@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@
 
 
       module ClassMethods
 
         def property(name, *options, &block)
-          raise "Invalid property definition, '#{name}' already used for CouchRest Model type field" if name.to_s == model_type_key.to_s
+          raise "Invalid property definition, '#{name}' already used for CouchRest Model type field" if name.to_s == model_type_key.to_s && CouchRest::Model::Base >= self
           opts = { }
           type = options.shift
           if type.class != Hash
             opts[:type] = type
             opts.merge!(options.shift || {})