# Cabral v. Ralphs Grocery Co.

Canonical: https://californiapersonalinjurylaws.com/cases/cabral/

Supreme Court of California, 2011. 51 Cal.4th 764, slip op., pp. 1–3.

Reviewed by Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin; publisher reported approval 2026-11-04. The original review date was not supplied.

## Case background

Read the opinion for the full facts and procedural history.

## What the court decided

The court rejected a broad no-duty rule for a truck stopped beside a freeway. Drivers still had to use ordinary care.

## Limits

It did not hold that every roadside stop is careless. The facts matter when deciding breach and cause.

## Opinion

https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/2011/s178799/