The motion court correctly determined that plaintiffs were entitled to partial summary judgment against defendant owners on the issue of section 240 (1) liability because the ladder that plaintiff Cayetano Ortiz-Cruz was using to take measurements in preparation for work to be performed on the roof of defendant owners' building broke, causing him to fall to the ground (see Weber v Baccarat, Inc.,
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