diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
index 2a47496216..d387d3c72b 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
@@ -106,17 +106,26 @@ OpenLayers.Events.prototype = {
      * @param {Event} evt
      */
     triggerEvent: function (type, evt) {
+
+        // prep evt object with object & div references
         if (evt == null) {
-            evt = {};
+            evt = new Object();
         }
         evt.object = this.object;
         evt.div = this.div;
 
+        // execute all callbacks registered for specified type
         var listeners = this.listeners[type];
         for (var i = 0; i < listeners.length; i++) {
             var callback = listeners[i];
+
+            // use the 'call' method to bind the context to callback.obj
             var continueChain = callback.func.call(callback.obj, evt);
-            if (continueChain != null && !continueChain) break;
+
+            if ((continueChain != null) && (continueChain == false)) {
+                // if callback returns false, execute no more callbacks.
+                break;
+            }
         }
     },