Opinion ID: 1453252
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Heading: Common Law Privilege.

Text: The elements of a common law privilege are set out in State v. Maxon, 110 Wn.2d 564, 572, 756 P.2d 1297 (1988). Plaintiff objects to consideration of this theory because it was not advanced in the trial court. [3] We will not consider a theory as ground for reversal unless ... the issue was first presented to the trial court. Talps v. Arreola, 83 Wn.2d 655, 658, 521 P.2d 206 (1974); State v. Ralph Williams' North West Chrysler Plymouth, Inc., 87 Wn.2d 298, 313, 553 P.2d 423 (1976), appeal dismissed, 430 U.S. 952 (1977). Because this theory was not advanced below, we decline to rule upon the existence of any common law privilege.