In a Metes and Bounds description, if it states to go 150 ft south, 85 ft west, and 150 ft north, how would the final leg of the description be completed?

In a Metes and Bounds description, the purpose is to precisely define a parcel of land by outlining its boundaries. In this case, starting from an unspecified point, the instructions first direct you 150 feet south, then 85 feet west, and finally 150 feet north. Following these directions brings you to a position directly east of the original starting point, with a position shift that requires you to return to the point of beginning.

Since you end by moving 150 feet north from a point that is already 85 feet west of the starting point, you must shift back to the east to close the boundary. The correct completion involves moving 85 feet east to return to the original starting point, which is why the final leg of the description would be correctly understood as moving 85 feet east.

This emphasizes how Metes and Bounds relies on specific directional movements, and in this case, to circle back to your starting location, moving east is the necessary step to connect the boundaries coherently.