           type = @mget('glyphspec').type
           logger.warn("'rect' selection not available on #{type} renderer")
           @_rect_hit_warned = true
-        return null
-
       else
         logger.error("unrecognized selection geometry type '#{ geometry.type }'")
-        return null
 
       return result
 

        ctx.stroke()

    hit_test: (geometry) ->
      if geometry.type == "point"
        if @_hit_point?
          result = @_hit_point(geometry)

          type = @mget('glyphspec').type
          logger.warn("'point' selection not available on #{type} renderer")
          @_point_hit_warned = true
      else if geometry.type == "rect"
        if @_hit_rect?
          result = @_hit_rect(geometry)
