Order insofar as appealed from unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed.
Memorandum:
Plaintiff's claim pursuant to Labor Law § 240 (1) should have been dismissed. Owners of one-family homes who contract for but do not "direct or control" the work are exempt from the duty imposed by the statute (see, Cannon v Putnam,
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