Fix

src/loaders/utils/__tests__/getProps.spec.ts

@@ -225,6 +225,37 @@ it("should not crash when using doctrine to parse a default prop that isn't in t
 	expect(result).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
 
+it('should not crash when using doctrine to parse a return method that does not have type in it', () => {
+	const result = getProps(
+		{
+			displayName: 'Button',
+			methods: [
+				{
+					docblock: `
+Public Method
+
+@public
+@returns {Boolean} return a Boolean Value
+`,
+				},
+			] as any,
+		},
+		__filename
+	);
+
+	// @ts-ignore
+	expect(result.methods[0].returns).toEqual(
+		expect.objectContaining({
+			description: 'return a Boolean Value',
+			title: 'returns',
+			type: {
+				name: 'Boolean',
+				type: 'NameExpression',
+			},
+		})
+	);
+});
+
 it('should guess a displayName for components that react-docgen was not able to recognize', () => {
 	const result = getProps(
 		{

src/loaders/utils/getProps.ts

@@ -94,7 +94,15 @@ export default function getProps(doc: DocumentationObject, filepath?: string): R
 			allTags as TagProps,
 			JS_DOC_METHOD_RETURN_TAG_SYNONYMS
 		) as TagParamObject[];
-		const returns = (method.returns || returnTags[0]) && { ...method.returns, ...returnTags[0] };
+		const returns = method.returns
+			? {
+					...method.returns,
+					type: {
+						type: 'NameExpression',
+						...method.returns.type,
+					},
+			  }
+			: returnTags[0];
 
 		if (returns) {
 			method.returns = returns;